OIA ACT- Board meeting minutes for 2019 and 2020
john luke made this Official Information request to New Zealand Blood and Organ Service
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From: john luke
Dear New Zealand Blood Service,
I would like to request the full board meeting minutes for 2019 and 2020. I am unable to find the minutes on your website.
For transparency reasons, I encourage you to publish your full board meeting minutes on your website like other government agency does.
Yours faithfully,
john luke
From: Siddins, Vanessa
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service
Kia ora John
Confirming receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request for information relating to Board meeting minutes for 2019 and 2020. This request was received by us on Wednesday 17 March 2021.
Your request is acknowledged and a response will be forthcoming as soon as practical and within 20 working days, which is on or before 16 April 2021.
Nga mihi nui
Vanessa Siddins
Executive Assistant to CEO & Director of Finance
New Zealand Blood Service
t: 09 523 7563 m: 021 181 9060
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From: john luke
Dear Siddins, Vanessa,
by law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by April 16, 2021. May I ask what caused the delays.
Yours sincerely,
john luke
From: Siddins, Vanessa
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service
Kia ora John Luke
Apologies for the delay in responding to your OIA request received on 17 March for information relating to Board meeting minutes for 2019 and 2020. Unfortunately we have not been able to meet the time limit and therefore advise you that we need to extend the response time by an additional five working days after today, bringing the response timeframe to Monday, 31 April.
It has taken us longer than anticipated to review the documentation and consult with external parties.
Nga mihi nui
Vanessa Siddins
Executive Assistant to CEO & Director of Finance
t: 09 523 7563 m: 021 181 9060
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From: Siddins, Vanessa
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service
Kia ora John Luke
Apologies for the delay in updating you on your OIA request from 17 March 2021.
Due to workload and availably of staff along with current and past Board members, we have not been able to meet that extended deadline and regret we have not updated you sooner. We require an extension of 10 working days from today to complete this request.
Nga mihi nui
Vanessa Siddins
Executive Assistant to CEO & Director of Finance
t: 09 523 7563 m: 021 181 9060
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From: john luke
Dear Siddins, Vanessa,
I have still not received your reply.
Yours sincerely,
john luke
From: Siddins, Vanessa
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service
Kia ora John Luke
Thank you for your patience with this OIA. Please find attached the NZ Blood Service Board meeting minutes from 2019. I will send the Board minutes from 2020 in a separate email due to the amount of attachments.
Nga mihi nui
Vanessa Siddins
Executive Assistant to CEO & Director of Finance
t: 09 523 7563 m: 021 181 9060
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From: Siddins, Vanessa
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service
Kia ora John Luke
Following my earlier email, please find attached NZ Blood Service Board minutes from 2020 to complete this OIA request.
Nga mihi nui
Vanessa Siddins
Executive Assistant to CEO & Director of Finance
t: 09 523 7563 m: 021 181 9060
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